Daughter Of Fortune: A Novel

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Daughter Of Fortune: A Novel
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Isabel Allende
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:496
Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 134
Category/GenreThriller/suspense
Historical fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9780063021747
ClassificationsDewey:FIC
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint HarperVia
Publication Date 30 June 2020
Publication Country United States

Description

"Allende has created a masterpiece of historical fiction that is passionate, adventurous, and brilliantly insightful. . . . suspenseful and surprising."-Denver Post From the revered New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits and A Long Petal of the Sea comes a passionate tale of one young woman's quest to save her lover, set against the chaos, greed, and promise of the 1849 California Gold Rush. Raised in the British colony of Valparaiso, Chile, English orphan Eliza Sommers meets and falls in love with the wildly inappropriate Joaquin Andieta, a lowly clerk with ambitious dreams. When gold is discovered in the hills of northern California. Chileans, including Joaquin, head north to seek their fortune. Eliza, pregnant with Joaquin's child, leaves behind everything she knows to follow her lover. In the rough-and-tumble world of San Francisco, Eliza must navigate a society dominated by greedy men. But with the help of her natural spirit and a good friend, Chinese doctor Tao Chi'en, Eliza soon comes to discover that her search for love has become a quest of personal freedom.

Author Biography

Isabel Allende is the author of twelve works of fiction, including the New York Times bestsellers Maya"s Notebook, Island Beneath the Sea, Ines of My Soul, Daughter of Fortune, and a novel that has become a world-renowned classic, The House of the Spirits. Born in Peru and raised in Chile, she lives in California.